The major top army secret information leak has fogged the U.S. military engagement in the war-torn Afghanistan and triggered speculation whether the American government would hasten its troops withdrawal.
Speaking at the White House Thursday, President Barack Obama said he's "concerned about the disclosure," but "these documents don't reveal any issues that haven't already informed our public debate on Afghanistan."
Obama said the leak won't change the war strategy. "We have to see that strategy through," he said.
Lisa Curtis, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, agrees with Obama's assessment that most information contained in the leak was "already known to those observing the war over the last nine years," and the exposure "should not be used to argue that the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan is doomed to failure."
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WASHINGTON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs on Monday said the United States is investigating the leak of over 90,000 classified reports about Afghanistan war.
Gibbs said "there is an ongoing investigation that predated the end of last week into leaks of highly classified secret documents, " and President Barack Obama has been notified last week. Full story
Obama in damage control over war leak
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday tried to control the damage of the leak of over 90,000 classified reports about the Afghanistan war, saying the documents don't reveal anything new.
Speaking at the White House, Obama said he's "concerned about the disclosure," but "these documents don't reveal any issues that haven't already informed our public debate on Afghanistan." Full story
Gates says war documents leak dangerous to troops, allies
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday said the leaking of over 90,000 classified documents in website Wikileaks is "dangerous to troops" stationed in Afghanistan, and promised an aggressive investigation.
Speaking to reporters at a Pentagon briefing, Gates said the leak could be dangerous for the United States and its allies in Afghanistan. Full story
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